Monthly Archives: April 2015

Came across this photo the other day and not sure why I passed over it the first time. It was one of the very first shots I took when getting back into film. At first it looked overexposed, but nothing in it is blown out and I really like the high key effect and the eyes…

This past weekend, I spent time going through my photos trying to pull together some stuff for a family photo album. I came across these two photos below taken on a fishing trip in the spring of 2009 in the Mississagi River Provincial Park north of Massey, Ontario. There were both taken with my old…

Last Thursday, our camera club went to the free Riverview Park & Zoo in Peterborough. The rain held off just long enough to get in some photography. It was more difficult to shoot there than what I remembered. It was overcast, so there wasn’t much light, and shooting through fences and glass made it that…

Last week our camera club visited the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario for an evening of some very challenging photography. In my opinion, this was a difficult place to photograph for a couple reasons: 1) it’s very dark in the museum, so the use of either a flash, tripod or high ISO was essential;…

A couple weekends ago, we took the family to O’Hara Mill Conservation Area near Madoc, Ontario. There was a maple syrup making demonstration, sleigh rides, and pancakes… which were all gone by the time we arrived. The ground was still covered in snow, but the sun was out and it was very warming. I brought my…

Last week, I headed to Little Lake Cemetery in Peterborough to capture some dark images with a simple set up including one camera and one prime lens. The rain held off for the hour I was there, and the dark skies added to the mood of the photos. I went with the intention of creating…

Well it’s been a while since I posted any family photos, so here we go. In preparation for Easter, we spent some time this evening dyeing eggs. This is something that Patrick has done before, but not William. He loved it. I had all the lights off and was just relying on the light coming…